beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lawrence, who beat out more moderate candidates in the Democratic primary, was polling near even with Barrett in August. — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

The late publisher Malcolm Forbes bought the map in 1982 for $360,000, beating out the Library of Congress. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Verstappen subsequently beat out Hamilton to win his first world championship. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Saint James beat out Barbara Anderson on Ironside and Agnes Moorehead on Bewitched for the Primetime Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a series in 1969. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout